Full Result 4.55 Thirsk | 6 May 2000

Baldersby Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) 5f Good

1st £4,862 2nd £1,496 3rd £748 4th £374

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²²⁾	18. Sulu (IRE) 20/1 J F Egan Michael Easterby	J F Egan Michael Easterby	4	86	63	85	82	–
b g Elbio - Foxy Fairy (IRE) (Fairy King)
Tracked leaders stands side, headway 2f out, strong run entering last last to lead last 100yds (op 16-1)

2⁽⁸⁾ 1¾	6. Blessingindisguise 11/2J Terry Lucas Michael Easterby	Terry Lucas Michael Easterby	7	93 b	74	88	88	–
b g Kala Shikari - Blowing Bubbles (Native Admiral)
Chased leader far side, headway and overall leader approaching final furlong, soon ridden and headed last 100yds (jockey suspended for two days for using whip with excessive frequency) (op 6-1 after 8-1 in places, tchd 5-1)

3⁽¹⁾ 1 [2¾]	23. TorrentI 16/1 Dean Mernagh ³ D W Chapman	Dean Mernagh ³ D W Chapman	5	81 b	61	70	72	–
ch g Prince Sabo - Maiden Pool (Sharpen Up)
Chased leaders far side, effort 2f out, soon ridden and kept on final furlong

4⁽²⁾ nk [3]	1. Jackie's Baby 20/1 A Beech ⁵ Bill Turner	A Beech ⁵ Bill Turner	4	99	85	93	95	–
b g Then Again - Guarded Expression (Siberian Express)
Overall leader far side, ridden along and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace

5⁽³⁾ ½ [3½]	14. Zaragossa 33/1 P Bradley ⁵ Alan Berry	P Bradley ⁵ Alan Berry	4	83	65	70	74	–
gr f Paris House - Antonia's Folly (Music Boy)
Chased leader far side, every chance 2f out, soon ridden and not quicken approaching last (op 25-1)

6⁽²¹⁾ ¾ [4¼]	15. William's Well 20/1 Gyles Parkin Michael Easterby	Gyles Parkin Michael Easterby	6	87 b	64	66	70	–
ch g Superpower - Catherines Well I (Junius)
Led stands side group, pushed along 2f out, headed and one pace approaching last (op 14-1)

7⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [4¾]	2. Storyteller (IRE) 33/1 Dale Gibson Michael Dods	Dale Gibson Michael Dods	6	100	85	85	90	–
b g Thatching - Please Believe Me (Try My Best)
Held up far side, headway 2f out, stayed on inside last (tchd 50-1 in places)

8⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [5½]	22. Angel Hill 33/1 Paul Hanagan ⁷ Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan ⁷ Richard Fahey	5	711	61	57	64	–
ch m King's Signet (USA) - Tawny (Grey Ghost I)
Behind far side till stayed on final 2f

9⁽¹⁴⁾ hd [5¾]	12. Goretski (IRE) 25/1 Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	7	90	71	66	73	–
ro g Polish Patriot (USA) - Celestial Path (Godswalk)
Midfield stands side, effort 2f out, soon ridden and edged left, kept on, not reach leaders

10⁽⁶⁾ hd [6]	16. Polly Golightly 20/1 C Rutter Michael Blanshard	C Rutter Michael Blanshard	7	87 b	64	58	65	–
ch m Weldnaas (USA) - Polly's Teahouse (Shack)
Chased leaders far side, ridden along 2f out, no impression

11⁽²⁴⁾ hd [6¼]	21. Frilly Front 15/2 Fergus Sweeney David Barron	Fergus Sweeney David Barron	4	84	61	54	62	–
ch f Aragon - So So (Then Again)
Chased leaders stands side, ridden 2f out, no headway (op 7-1 tchd 8-1)

12⁽²³⁾ shd [6¼]	19. Bahamian Pirate (USA) 12/1 Clare Roche ⁷ David Nicholls	Clare Roche ⁷ David Nicholls	5	712	62	55	62	–
ch g Housebuster (USA) - Shining Through I (USA) (Deputy Minister)
Dwelt and behind stands side, stayed on final 2f, never a factor (jockey suspended for eight days for insufficient effort) (op 10-1)

13⁽¹³⁾ hd [6½]	3. Pips Magic (IRE) 12/1 Tony Culhane Jim Goldie	Tony Culhane Jim Goldie	4	912	83	74	83	–
b g Pips Pride - Kentucky Starlet (USA) (Cox's Ridge)
Slowly into stride and behind stand side till some late headway (op 10-1)

14⁽¹²⁾ hd [6¾]	9. Waterford Spirit (IRE) 25/1 C Lowther David Barron	C Lowther David Barron	4	91	72	62	71	–
ch g Shalford (IRE) - Rebecca's Girl I (IRE) (Nashamaa)
Went left start, chased leaders stands side till ridden and weakened final 2f (op 20-1)

15⁽¹¹⁾ shd [6¾]	17. Royal Romeo 33/1 Willie Ryan Tim Easterby	Willie Ryan Tim Easterby	3	86	72	62	71	–
ch g Timeless Times (USA) - Farinara (Dragonara Palace)
Bumped start, chased leaders stands side till ridden and weakened final 2f (op 20-1)

16⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [8¼]	10. Double Oscar (IRE) 25/1 Tony Hamilton ⁷ David Nicholls	Tony Hamilton ⁷ David Nicholls	7	88	72	–	–	–
ch g Royal Academy (USA) - Broadway Rosie (Absalom)
In touch far side, ridden along halfway, gradually weakened (op 20-1)

17⁽¹⁸⁾ ½ [8¾]	4. Zuhair I 14/1 Adrian Nicholls ³ David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls ³ David Nicholls	7	98	82	63	75	–
ch g Mujtahid (USA) - Ghzaalh (USA) (Northern Dancer)
Raced stands side, always rear (tchd 16-1)

18⁽¹⁹⁾ shd [8¾]	7. Pleasure Time 12/1 Robbie Fitzpatrick ³ Charles Smith	Robbie Fitzpatrick ³ Charles Smith	7	813 v	73	53	66	–
ch g Clantime - First Experience I (Le Johnstan)
Close up stands side, ridden along halfway, soon weakened

19⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¼ [10]	24. Sweet Magic 33/1 Joe Fanning Lee James	Joe Fanning Lee James	9	82 t	59	34	48	–
ch g Sweet Monday - Charm Bird (Daring March)
Always rear stands side (op 25-1)

20⁽¹⁷⁾ 1 [11]	8. Daawe (USA) 11/2J Ollie Pears David Nicholls	Ollie Pears David Nicholls	9	92 6 b	73	43	59	–
b h Danzig (USA) - Capo Di Monte (Final Straw)
Close up stands side, every chance 2f out, soon ridden, edged left and weakened (op 10-1)

21⁽¹⁶⁾ hd [11¼]	11. Mousehole 14/1 Royston Ffrench Rae Guest	Royston Ffrench Rae Guest	8	91	72	40	57	–
b g Statoblest (IRE) - Alo Ez (Alzao)
Raced stands side, always rear

22⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [12¾]	5. Flak Jacket 14/1 Michael Tebbutt David Nicholls	Michael Tebbutt David Nicholls	5	96	77	37	58	–
b g Magic Ring (IRE) - Vaula (Henbit)
Always behind far side

23⁽⁵⁾ ½ [13¼]	20. Anthony Mon Amour (USA) 20/1 Franny Norton David Nicholls	Franny Norton David Nicholls	5	85	62	20	41	–
b g Nicholas (USA) - Reine De La Ciel (USA) (Conquistador Cielo)
Raced far side, behind from halfway (op 16-1)

24⁽²⁰⁾ 11 [24¼]	13. Sir Sandrovitch (IRE) 16/1 Barry McHugh ⁷ Richard Fahey	Barry McHugh ⁷ Richard Fahey	4	82	66	–	12	–
b g Polish Patriot (USA) - Old Downie (Be My Guest)
Very slowly away, always well behind

24 ran Off time: 4:56:00 Winning time: 59.80s (slow by 3.50s) Total SP: 148%
1st owner: Bodfari Stud Ltd (Sulu) 1st breeder: Bernard Hartelust
2nd owner: A G Black (Blessingindisguise)
3rd owner: Mrs J Hazell (TorrentI)
Tote win: £26.90 PL: £7.60 £2.20 £3.40 Ex: £513.10 CSF: £114.78 Tricast: £1,734.61
Placepot: £208.90 to a £1 stake. Pool: £23,422.28. 81.81 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £75.90 to a £1 stake. Pool: £968.38. 9.44 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-8] 66 (33%) M [9-16] 43 (23%) H [17-24] 41 (44%)

4:55 Thirsk 6 May 2000

Baldersby Handicap Class D